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Singer KIRAN Releases ‘Bullet Rani’, A Rock Anthem Celebrating Freedom And Female Energy

Following the success of her previous releases, Take Sweet Talk Sweet Be Sweet and Holi Re Holi, rising I-Pop singer and multi-talented performing artist KIRAN recently released her powerhouse new single, Bullet Rani . Kiran Holkar who goes by her stage name KIRAN, redefines Indi...

Indian Customer Service Testing Your Patience? Here’s How To Get Your Problem Solved

There are few experiences more character-building than trying to solve a simple problem through Indian customer service. You may begin with a straightforward request— “I would like to cancel my broadband connection”—and, two hours later, find yourself explaining your childhood, y...

Asian Games 2026: India's Quimcy Dsouza Loses Women's Teqball Bronze Match By Fine Margins Against Sakamoto Yuina

India’s Quimcy Dsouza missed out on a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 after going down to Japan’s Sakamoto Yuina in the women’s singles Teqball bronze-medal match on Sunday. Dsouza fought hard against the Japanese player but suffered a narrow 12-11, 12-11 defeat in a closely...

'Caste discrimination, pressure': Parents of IIT Bombay student who died by suicide after ChatGPT row

The police cited parents as saying that their son had earlier spoken to them about discrimination and difficulties he was facing on the campus.

Health Risks Explained: Why You Should Never Wrap Food In Newspapers

In a food-obsessed country like India, storing and carrying food can be a task. And one common way is newspapers. However, wrapping food in newspapers can put your health at risk. And this is what you need to do to keep the risks at arm’s length. Impact on health Dr Aravind Badig...

31 UAPA cases, years in jail: Inside Maharashtra’s overburdened Maoist belt court

Rahul Gandhi Says India’s Educational Foundation Is Being Weakened At Chhatron Ki Goonj Event In Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that a small group of powerful people controls the country's system and claimed that the education system, which he described as the country's foundation, is being weakened. Addressing...

'Lipstick Under My Burkha' actress Aahana Kumra’s Mumbai home is a pretty-in-pink princess pad filled wit

'Lipstick Under My Burkha' actress Aahana Kumra’s Mumbai home is a pretty-in-pink princess pad filled wit The Times of India

Technology And Indian Heritage Must Shape Education, Says Swami Avadheshanand In Ujjain

UJJAIN (Madhya Pradesh): Juna Peethadhishwar Swami Avadheshanand Giri on Saturday said education requires continuous refinement, technological integration and innovation while remaining rooted in India's scriptural heritage, including the Vedas and Puranas. Interacting with media...

FIR filed day after IIT Bombay student dies by suicide, parents allege caste bias

IIT-Bombay student dies by suicide: ‘He was good in academics, had Civil Services plans, there was nothing worrisome’

Mumbai: BMC To Spend ₹6.59 Crore To Repair 23 Roads In Goregaon, Malad After Encroachment Drives

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: After clearing encroachments and widening key stretches in P/South (Goregaon) and P/East (Malad), the BMC is set to spend Rs 6.59 crore to repair pothole-riddled road sections. The civic body plans to restore the cleared stretches, open them to traffic...

‘Quarter Century Gone In Litigation’: Bombay HC Awards ₹2.5 Lakh To 91-Year-Old After Decades-Long Liquor Licence Dispute

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: A nearly four-decade-old dispute over a liquor licence has ended with the Bombay High Court awarding Rs 2.5 lakh in costs to a 91-year-old man, saying he had been made to go through repeated rounds of litigation despite earlier court directions. Justic...

'Co-Op Courts Can Hear Society Disputes Even If They Involve Redevelopment': Bombay HC

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: In a significant clarification on housing society governance, the Bombay High Court has ruled that Co-operative Courts possess full jurisdiction to hear internal procedural disputes between members and managing committees, even when the underlying meet...

Proper Nutrition Helps Cancer Patients Cope With Treatment, Experts Say In Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in helping cancer patients cope with treatment and recover, experts said at an 'Onco-Nutrition: Advances and Interventions' workshop organised by the Indian Dietetic Association's Madhya Pradesh Chapter in association...

'Residents Of Integrated Redeveloped Wings Cannot Form Separate CHS By Bypassing Statutory Procedure': Bombay HC

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The Bombay High Court has ruled that residents of different wings of an integrated redeveloped building cannot form a separate cooperative housing society by bypassing the statutory procedure for dividing an existing society. Court Quashes Separate Soc...

Fake Passport Racket Prompts BMC Probe Into Suspected Forged Certificates In Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): After the exposure of a fake passport racket, Bhopal Municipal Corporation is set to begin scrutinising past cases of suspicious birth and death certificates and plans to lodge FIRs wherever forgery is established. The BMC has also sought police action ag...

Rejinagar By-Election: TMC Candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury Reverses Nomination Withdrawal Decision After Mamata Banerjee’s Intervention

Kolkata: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress candidate from Rejinagar within few hours on Saturday had reversed his decision to withdraw his nomination after talking to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Earlier on Saturday morning, Rabiul said that...

200-Kg Iron Beam Falls From 13th Floor At Kanjurmarg Construction Site, Contractor & Safety Staff Booked

Mumbai: A 200-kg iron beam fell from the 13th floor of an under-construction building near the Kanjurmarg police station’s externment department on September 18, narrowly avoiding a major accident. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. Police Book Contractor And Safety...

Pilots’ Body Presses AAAIB For Deep Electrical Probe In Air India AI-171 Crash Investigation

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has appealed to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct an exhaustive evaluation of the Boeing 787's electrical and avionics architecture as part of the ongoing probe into the fatal Air India Flight AI-171 crash. The late...

Pilots’ Body Presses AAIB For Deep Electrical Probe In Air India AI-171 Crash Investigation

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has appealed to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct an exhaustive evaluation of the Boeing 787's electrical and avionics architecture as part of the ongoing probe into the fatal Air India Flight AI-171 crash. The late...

Jamnabai Narsee, Rustomjee Cambridge And Vibgyor Register Wins In MSSA Inter-School Football Tournament

Mumbai: Jamnabai Narsee International, Juhu defeated St. Mary's ICSE 'B', Mazgaon 1-0 in the Boys under-14 Div II clash of the Dream Sports MSSA Inter School Football Tournament held at Wings Sports Centre, Bandra West on Saturday. Atharvaa Patel of Jamnabai scored the decider. R...

Navi Mumbai Housing Redevelopment: CREDAI MCHI Youth NMR To Host EODR 2.0 With 40+ Developers And 1,500 Societies

Navi Mumbai: With redevelopment of housing societies in Navi Mumbai and Raigad expected to continue as buildings age, CREDAI MCHI Youth NMR will organise the second edition of its Ease of Doing Redevelopment (EODR) initiative on September 27, providing residents a common platform...

Bombay High Court Reserves Judgment in 2011 Amboli Double Murder Appeal

Disha Salian’s father serves defamation notice to Aaditya Thackeray at Matoshree

Disha Salian’s father served a Rs 500 crore defamation notice on Aaditya Thackeray, alleging false claims over his pursuit of a probe into his daughter’s death. Thackeray’s party rejected the allegations and called the move political....

Two held from Srinagar in Rs 11L investment fraud; Mumbai cyber cops’ probe focused on technical analysis

Walk-through aquarium coming up at Byculla Zoo in Mumbai early next year

Mumbai court denies bail to 32-year-old accused of recruitment fraud

LPG cylinder leak blast at Navi Mumbai eatery: One critical patient succumbs after 3 days of treatment

Mumbai Local Train Passengers To Pay Extra ₹5.90 On Railway Tickets And Season Passes Above ₹2,000 Via UPI From October 15

Mumbai: Passengers purchasing railway tickets or suburban season passes worth ₹2,000 or more through UPI will have to pay an additional ₹5.90 from October 15, with the charge comprising ₹5 Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) and 90 paise GST. New Charge Effective After Midnight On Octob...

Pune Lohagad Murder Case: 5,053-Page Chargesheet Details Alleged Conspiracy, Fake Instagram Account And Accident Plot

Pune: A massive 5,053-page chargesheet filed in the Ketan Agrawal murder case has allegedly revealed a carefully planned sequence of events involving reconnaissance of hill locations, a fake Instagram identity, attempts to make the death appear accidental and discussions about ho...

‘Digital Trap Set For Citizens’: MNS Chief Raj Thackeray Attacks Govt Over 0.4 Per Cent UPI Charges

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: In a sharp political offensive against the Central government's decision to introduce a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thacker...

Thane MP Naresh Mhaske Inaugurates Gandhi Mahendra Chhatrabhoj Educational Trust Library To Support Students

Thane: Member of Parliament from Thane, Naresh Mhaske, officially inaugurated the Gandhi Mahendra Chhatrabhoj Educational Trust Library at JVM Emerald, Uthalsar Naka, Thane (West). Managed by the JVM Charitable Foundation, the facility aims to enhance educational resources and fo...

IIT Bombay Records Three Student Deaths In 2026, Half Of Six Suicides And Unnatural Deaths Since 2021: Data

Mumbai: Three students of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) have died in 2026, accounting for half of the six suicides and unnatural deaths recorded at the institute since September 2021, according to data compiled by the Global IIT Alumni Support Group. The lates...

IIT-Bombay Student Suicide Case: Father Alleges Caste Harassment; FIR Filed, Probe Transferred To Crime Branch

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The father of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Vakode, who allegedly died by suicide, has accused Professor Suryanarayan Dulla of subjecting his son to caste-based harassment over the past few months and demanded his immediate arrest and a Crime Branch investi...

Mumbai: Special MPID Court Allows Former Kuber Director To Buy ₹58-Crore Properties Attached For 26 Years

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The special MPID court on Saturday allowed the former director of Kuber Mutual Benefits Ltd to purchase four properties attached by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in 2000 for Rs 58 crore. The properties remained attached for 26 years, even after the ...

Mumbai Metro 4: MMRDA Imposes ₹2 Crore Penalty On Godrej & Boyce After Fatal Site Incident

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on contractor M/s Godrej & Boyce following an incident at one of its Metro 4 project construction sites that claimed one person’s life. Inquiry Into Incide...

'Kya Show Banaya Hai': Rohit Sharma’s TV Debut ‘Family Full House’ Gets Thumbs-Up From Netizens

Former India captain Rohit Sharma stepped into a new arena on Saturday as his much-awaited television debut, ‘Family Full House with Rohit Sharma’, premiered on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV. The family game show marked Sharma’s first major outing as the host of an e...

Byculla businessman held for importing Pakistani dates worth Rs 6 crores

Mumbai Tragedy: 54-Year-Old Man Killed After Metro Work Iron Barricade Falls On Moving Bike In Vikhroli

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: A 54-year-old plumber was killed after an iron barricade erected near a divider during ongoing Metro construction work fell onto his moving two-wheeler on LBS Road in Vikhroli West on September 18. The deceased has been identified as Wasi Haider Rizvi,...

CCTV cameras planned at black spots on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

Thane Ganeshotsav 2026: Commercial Gas Cylinders Made Mandatory For Mahaprasad At Public Events

Thane, September 19, 2026: In a major safety initiative ahead of the upcoming Ganeshotsav and public festive events, the Thane district administration has mandated the exclusive use of commercial gas cylinders for preparing Mahaprasad and community feasts. The measure aims to cur...

Why Is India Cricket Team Wearing A Different Jersey At Asian Games 2026?

Indian cricket fans have been left wondering why the players are wearing a noticeably different jersey at the Asian Games 2026 instead of the familiar dark-blue Team India kit. The sky-blue jersey has a different design, branding and overall appearance from the outfit used by Ind...

Mumbai: BMC Plans Licence Fee For Sports Turfs On Civic Land, 1-Year Amnesty For Unauthorised Operators

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The BMC is moving to regulate sports turfs and cricket pitches on municipal leasehold plots after finding widespread commercial use without mandatory permissions or No-Objection Certificates (NOCs). Under the proposed policy, operators would have to pa...

BMC moves to regulate commercial sports turfs on civic plots to charge 1% of land rate.

Maharashtra FDA Seizes Banned Gutkha, Pan Masala Worth ₹1.13 Crore After 6-Hour Chase From Samruddhi Expressway To Pune; Probe Underway

Mumbai, September 19, 2026: A six-hour dramatic chase from the Samruddhi Expressway to Pune ended with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intercepting a truck at Chakan-Talegaon Chowk and seizing prohibited gutkha and pan masala worth Rs 1.13 crore on Friday. Route Change Tri...

IIT Bombay faculty member booked for caste abuse, suicide abetment

Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech Energy Science student, was found dead in his hostel on September 18

New Tech: AI retina camera offers needle-free diabetes screening at Ganpati venues in Mumbai

Rahul Gandhi Alleges NSA Ajit Doval Controls Phones, WhatsApp & Facebook, Shares Tapped Data With PM Narendra Modi

At the fifth edition of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s youth outreach programme ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ in Indore on Saturday, Gandhi levelled allegations against National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, claiming that he controls Indians’ communication and is involved in phone tap...

Road tests for recalibrated auto, taxi meters to begin this week in Mumbai; unions seek deadline extension

Bombay HC cancels registration of separate society for two wings of Prabhadevi bldg

Bombay HC grants bail to Pocso accused after victim fails to turn up

Vibe, Daayra Box Office Collection Day 2 Prediction: Kunal Kemmu's Film And Kareena Kapoor Khan Starrer To Show Jump On Saturday

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran's Daayra, and Kunal Kemmu and Preity Zinta-starrer Vibe took a low opening at the box office. While Daayra earned Rs. 1 crore net on its first day in India, Vibe performed better and collected Rs. 1.70 crore net. Now, on its second day...

DAIS And NMAJS Host ISSO National Championships, Bringing Together 1,000+ Student Athletes From 145 Schools Across India

Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS) and Nita Mukesh Ambani Junior School (NMAJS) are hosting the national-level International Schools Sports Organisation (ISSO) Football, Judo and Taekwondo Championships from 18 September to 1 October 2026, bringing together more than 1,...

Indian St Leger 2026: Arrived, Caccini And Fynbos Lead Strong Line-Up For Pune’s Longest Monsoon Race

Pune: A strong field of thoroughbreds will line up for the longest race of the Pune monsoon season, the Indian St Leger, which will headline the seventh day of the Pune racing season at the Pune Race Course on Sunday. Among the leading contenders expected to catch the eye are Arr...

IIT-Bombay suicide case: Crime Branch takes over probe after parents refuse to take son’s body

The abetment of suicide case involving an IIT-Bombay student has been transferred to the crime branch. An FIR was registered after the student's parents alleged casteist slurs and harassment. The student was found dead in his hostel room on Friday. His parents refused to claim th...

BMC Plans 20-Tonne Green Waste Processing Plant Near AIIMS In Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), learning from its previous failures, has shifted the proposed location of its bio-briquette plant from Anna Nagar to an area near AIIMS. The plant, which will process horticultural waste generated from tree pruning and ...

Ayush Mhatre Seeks Lalbaugcha Raja’s Blessings, CSK Star Offers Bat To Ganpati Bappa | VIDEO

Chennai Super Kings star Ayush Mhatre paid a visit to Mumbai’s iconic Lalbaugcha Raja to seek the blessings of Ganpati Bappa. The young cricketer was seen offering prayers before the revered idol during his visit. Mhatre’s devotional gesture was captured on video, giving fans a g...

'Country Moving Towards A Magnificent Future': NSA Ajit Doval Projects India's GDP To Reach USD 38 Trillion In 20 Years

Roorkee: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Saturday that India's GDP would increase from the current USD 4.015 trillion to USD 38 trillion in the next 20 years. Addressing the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee as the chief g...